Original Sheet Music for the song “Alone” (9×12) for the Sam Wood Marx Brothers comedy classic, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) starring the wacky trio, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle, and Margaret Dumont. Considered by some critics to be the best Marx Brothers films, it is certainly one of their best with some of the finest examples of their uncanny wit and physical comedy. The brothers get mixed up with an opera company and a divo and diva (Jones and Carlisle) in love and trying to get them to perform together. Kitty Carlisle initially refused to take the part when she was asked to lip-sink her song. She won, and the song “Alone” became her signature tune. Although the photo shows the image slightly eclipsed, the real sheet music has not been trimmed in any way and is in very fine condition.

Original MGM One Sheet Poster (27×41) for Edward Ludwig’s youth musical, BORN TO SING (1942) starring Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Leo Gorcey, Rags Ragland, Sheldon Leonard, Margaret Dumont, Douglas McPhail and Darla Hood. In the style of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, some of MGM’s junior league performers have a chance to “put on a show” of their own in the charming piece of nostalgia from the Culver City backlot. The poster is folded and in very good condition.

Original Universal Pictures Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the Edward F. Cline musical comedy, NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK (1941) starring W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, Billy Lenhart, Margaret Dumont, and Susan Miller. This zany story revolves around Fields trying to sell a script to a producer. This was the last film to feature Fields in a leading role. Thereafter, his health began to decline, forcing him into supporting roles or cameos. Fields is one of the few comedians whose fame has endured because of his essentially unlikable personality. In this original lobby card, Fields joins comedy all-star Margaret Dumont and her daughter played by Susan Miller. Dumont plays a woman who hates men so much that she brings her daughter up on top of an isolated precipice. The scene card is in fine condition with only some minor touch-up and restoration to Field’s body.

Original Universal Pictures Scene Lobby Card (11×14) for the Edward F. Cline musical comedy, NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK (1941) starring W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, Billy Lenhart, Margaret Dumont, and Susan Miller. This zany story revolves around Fields trying to sell a script to a producer. This was the last film to feature Fields in a leading role. Thereafter, his health began to decline, forcing him into supporting roles or cameos. Fields is one of the few comedians whose fame has endured because of his essentially unlikable personality. In this original lobby card, Fields is sitting with his niece, played by Gloria Jean in a railroad car talking to character actor Claud Allister. This card had minor issues, was professionally restored and is in fine plus condition.

This is an original MGM 1948 reissue of the One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Sam Wood directed Marx Brothers’ comedy classic, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) starring the wacky trio, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle, and Margaret Dumont. Considered by some critics to be the best Marx Brothers films, it certainly boasts some of the finest examples of their uncanny wit and physical comedy. The brothers get mixed up with an opera company and a divo and diva (Jones and Carlisle) in love. In the attempt to bring the lovebirds together – both onstage and off – the Brothers create comic mayhem along with romantic merriment. Allan Jones, the father of sixties singer Jack Jones, and Kitty Carlisle, future wife of playwright Moss Hart, also turn in memorable performances. The ending is true Marx Brothers’ genius at its best when Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” is wonderfully mangled for all time. This reissued one sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition with some restoration repairing fold separations and pinholes in the corners.

Original 1935 posters for this film are rare and would probably cost in the $8000-$10,000 range — IF you could find a collector willing to sell one.